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Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen 1902–1985 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1902

Birth Location: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 16 Dec 1985

Death Location: West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA

Father: Ommund Pedersen

Mother: Beret Tackle

Spouse(s): Helen Alexander

Children(s): Sonya Margerum

Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen was born in 1902 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA, the child of Ommund Baxter Pedersen And Beret Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle Tackle. In 1910, Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. In 1920, Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA. Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen married Helen Sadie Alexander, and had children including Sonya Lora Pedersen Margerum. Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen passed away in 1985 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen was born in 1902 in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA, the child of Ommund Baxter Pedersen And Beret Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle Tackle.
  • In 1910, Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • In 1920, Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA.
  • Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen married Helen Sadie Alexander, and had children including Sonya Lora Pedersen Margerum.
  • Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen passed away in 1985 in West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lawrence Pedersen's Ancestors

Self
Lawrence Pedersen
1902–1985
Birth Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Parents
Ommund Baxter Pedersen
1858–1947
Hviding So PR, Stavanger
Beret (Bertha Oldsdatter Tohle Tokle) Tackle
1866–1960
Andalsnes, Rauma kommune, Møre og Romsdal fylke, Norway
Grandparents
Peter (Edward) Pedersen
1825–1910
Avaldnæs S.
Oliva Estang
1828–1918
Nord-Trondelag, Norway
Great-Grandparents
Peder Pederson
1801–1862
Bertha Hansen
1796–1872
Michael Larssen
1792–1832
Elen Christophersdatter
1794–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Baxter
1777–1862
Mary Moorhouse
1779–1850
Marit Sæli
1759–

Lawrence Pedersen's Descendants

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Lawrence (Benjamin) Pedersen (10 Nov 1902–16 Dec 1985) m. Helen (Sadie) Alexander (9 April 1907–1 August 1993)
  1. 1. Sonya (Lora Pedersen) Margerum 1930–2019

Lawrence Pedersen's Timeline

4 Records

1902
10 Nov 1902
Birth of Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen in Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 8
Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided here in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 18
Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen resided here in Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
1985
16 Dec 1985
Age 83
Death of Lawrence Benjamin Pedersen in Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1902
    Event Place: Grinnell, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chester, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1985
    Event Place: Sun City, Maricopa, Arizona, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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